The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
GREAT RACING AT THE BAY.
pRrLILiNT WINDING Up OF THH
sHEEPgHEAD BAY MEETING.

the olork out on half holiday. Hundreds Of
women. leaders Of society. and wives and
daughters OF tradesmen, made the boxes and
lowor tier Of tho grand stand attractive. But
the sight thst would have surprised staid
Knickerbockers Of the elden ume was the con-
slant river Of life that flowed in and out Of tho
great betting quarters. before and after each
race. The hurrying to and fro Of messengers,
the dashing OF mon into tho telegraph ofices,
the loud shouts Of bookmskers offering to
back anything in tho races, and the pushing.
driving lined OF mon olbowing their way up to
the sixty stands. made up q scene Of bewilder-
mcnt to one who looked upon It for the FIRST
time.
An idea OF the enormous amount Of money
that changes hands on race days like that Of
yesterday may be gained from tho following
information obtained from mon in the business
and from actual figures taken from tho bulletin
boards. Sixty bookmnkers did business, while,
o. ono remarked, there were enough customers
f%s, y S &c. o Bliss aD 9Ss 15os,on HssrS
s6 Ra 'hss 'a' day. SS aa Wits sss
ssv sns sSs
bulk Of tho business that was formerly done in
ads MOE nss 9H 1a SooS
keeper OF the auction business sold that about
n ss
nothing Of the inyestments on. combination
S ssB Gn .oud Y By
Yesterday was an exception to the last day Of
order. and. favoritss arc slaughtered, One
tumble only occurred, and that vas the ell last
srena ave kasc
place. d said that she swamped NJ. Enge.
and 9m
nrst race the Sporting Stakes, At 2 mile. from
kurcS h.; was to have 500 sstrs Il Ss landed
;s E:ss H. .$ssa Ss
s saSk'f s "A 0S'hs Ii hsd hs
the sss. Stskes swo
fiiou, which be purch ssed recently. was made
favorite IN the race. and only escaped defeat
es r.y ese soF. ~ pfne
th1s s & , rs Sas
ae' Emery liz
4ssasss TEs ii: esh hs
race with Hidsigo down the homestretoh. HI
on sR lis al gae
sG %S each on TeS SooHs
fSr naScs Sn a. even money also won several
Hanover a racs fox the spindthrift stakos. at
him. ' M sdH had te pull Sis mouth open
Tor work. as in all his races; Hanover has now
last; fremont won his thirteen i wsISGesslys
what he might have done il 6e had been saved.
Ike HANOVER. when q ty2-ysNn;r,old d n,u
asked II he thought that Hanover was the best
ss5s lif q, f. bsss replied Nj bwysr
WI WI yoIn ~, start him at Monmouth on the
mo. We Win not start him In the Ocean
An interesting event was the first appearance
Ct sho NJ East soAR Mr. Is ass as
Regent ss sppYs Sn hsSd 4. sy string
snsoseS her in 2 sweepstakes Il a mile.
sses mn Vi 2ssa G
he 1ean as Mr. es II
handsome blond owner Of the Melbourne
Stable, walked along the line. note note book in
Signor Cohens flly Orvid. until he forced The
odds down from two to ono against to five to
.ae sou
Mocarthy. rode orytd. and he could have beaten
that Ss eSush at bxysF sale PS
which SSsa " rss rs ns a
e. IT. ffe s II s s
The races were run in this order:
DuRcH COMES CLOSE 10 THE MILE RECORD.
Sporting stakes, 500 each half s0rtes slo 4 g.;
& ri @
ssas Wi :: RfInoa beaten ono ' a.
Gu: Kssn, ,gy, :. (, Iureh Aged By Enquirer,
MI:f sas is g. s Ess Doe
srd.hslss RtoM Duke S sso ran
pats asss. Tes Doe 20 .sshs: EaSss
hind sS hs sets GR BE-
SSf: We We I; ,ssGsS F5pEs;Sissss %sis
tho quarter post was three lengths in front OF
eursh, yhS was only q head In advance Of
sks saHpssa % two
: meek II front Of Burc{&, with Brown Duke tWo
post was reacSed, Tele Doe had 1 ffsSeoletta at
her hips and Bnreh was at the three.year-old's
snS an maSs astaT
mined bid for the lead. and fifty yards from tho
wire looked as II she might win. but Garrison
aud Mclaughlin rode vigorously on Burch and
De- and tie Pas 4 In the lat
win In the last Jump BY neck and shoulders
from Telie Doe, who was Tapped out ny Flageo-
letta, whilo Brown Duke was longth and q
hall behind the latter.
SEA roo CAPTURES THE GooD-BY STAKES.
Good. by stakea for twoyeAr-oldA at $50 each, $40
entered the day before tho $1,000 added $50 TO
second 500 " lhird three-quarters OF mile: -
Emery Co.'S ch- { SsS FOG, by Sentator-BJou, VI
L. scotts Oh. q. fea Tray, ia daHisonj
W l. 9cottS blk SATAN It's Donohpe). ..,....,.,.e
"0a'n' AAi'hi ~ Time Gim:. i:i+H 'A''A' A''' ran
Retting-AEainst Bea Fog, 70 ! Pocatello and Tea
I; saivfhL Is 10 L hutSris paid s2i.so
three q four breakaways. the lot got away In 9
close bunch except Satan, who was about
three lengths behind. Sea Fog at once shot to
Tho front, and at the end OF the 1rst f,lrlong WAS
tello and salvini abreast OF each other. q
lergth In front OF Wooden. Tapped by Satan. At
th5 h H. mile pole-tlo first quarter OF the race